Georgia Kate Neatherly Osborne, age 98, a resident of Greenfield Senior Living, died Wednesday, May 7, at Methodist Medical Center.

She was born June 27, 1915 in Butler, Tenn., the daughter of Oliver and Ethel Vaught Neatherly. Her hometown of Butler was taken by TVA and flooded in 1949, creating Watauga Lake. Her home and many buildings were relocated to higher ground in “New” Butler.

Mrs. Osborne attended Watauga Academy. She came to Oak Ridge in 1944 and was a volunteer at Highland View School and the PTA in the early years of Oak Ridge. She was employed by Yardney Electric Company while living in Rhode Island. She returned to Oak Ridge in 1982 and has resided at Greenfield Senior Living for the past six years. [Read more…]